Reservoir Dogs
First viewing (Gasp!). After all this time and all the talk, I wasn't exactly coming to it with a clean, unbiased perspective. Even though I had expected the violence, it was still a bit hard to take, and even though I had expected the pop culture dialogue, there was still a bit too much of it for my taste. I was surprised by how many flashback scenes there were, but I thought they didn't detract from the tightness of the script too much, but rather fleshed out the characters nicely. And the characters and performances were the strongest aspect of the film for me, especially Keitel and Roth. Overall, maybe a 7/10 for me, and I'm not sure if I'd prefer it to Goodfellas or not.
Pulp Fiction
I had seen it before, but once in a slightly cut and dubbed TV version, and once in the cinema between 1am and 3.30am, during which I fell asleep for a while. So this is the masterpiece? I'm wondering how good it would be if it didn't play out of sequence. The structure is really cool, and of course these are iconic scenes and characters, but I just wasn't loving it wholeheartedly (the Bruce Willis storyline ended up being my favourite part, which surprised me). It's possible that I watched it with too much of a "OK, bring it, blow me away!" attitude, though. I'd say I'd rate it about the same as Reservoir Dogs.
This was a pretty fun double feature, and just what I needed after a sucky week.
I also saw (500) Days of Summer. Loved it for the most part, even though a few ideas were too precious for my taste (why does everyone in romantic comedies have to be/aspire to be an architect? And the next girl's name is Autumn, seriously?). I found Joseph Gordon-Levitt an extremely likeable and relatable protagonist. 7/10